Apple just refreshed its third concurrent ad campaign today with three new “Get a Mac” ads, a few of which aired during NFL action on Sunday. Two of the ads, “Podium” (seen above) and “PR Lady” make a particular point of ripping on the fact that many people have downgraded their computers from Vista to XP because they’re so frustrated with it. I enjoy “Podium” a lot, but my favorite is still “PR Lady,” which features a PR liaison who steps in to make PC’s self-defeating comments sound positive:
PC: I hired a PR person, you know, to smooth things over that whole Vista problem.
PR Lady: By “problem,” he means, “Some early adopters have faced some MINOR challenges.”
It’s really cute.
Written by Petemortensen on November 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Few ad campaigns inspired as much mockery as “Dude, You’re Getting a Dell!?!” which plagued the airwaves for years in the late ’90s and earlier part of this decade. Essentially, an annoying looking guy, played by Ben Curtis, would yell out the stupid catchphrase, and then people would pretend to be excited that they were receiving a cut-rate PC with all the classy styling of a kitchen wastebasket. But times change, and stars get fired for marijuana possession, and Curtis has now turned up as a waiter at Tortilla Flats in New York. My friends over at New York Magazine have the exclusive interview.
What’s the most extreme reaction you’ve gotten?
There was a group of women in their early forties, one of whom was bawling. I walk over and they said, “Our friend just passed away. We thought you might be able to cheer [us] up, we know who you are and you’re an incredible human and you’ve been through a lot and you’re an incredible actor. We’re all DEA agents, and we think you should smoke as much pot as you want to. And we love you.â€
Well, you would have to, to get excited about about a Dell.
Via Engadget.
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Written by Petemortensen on November 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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This is an amazing application. SVPhotos taken by Chris O'Connor, M.D., Ath. Tr., A.A.F.P.
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Written by Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQM on November 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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And so it’s done. Much like the last firmware, it was jailbroken within a week or so, though this one much shorter. Released by Conceited Software, this software allows you to go back to your third-party app-like needs.
Anyway, to get started on this process, you need a v1.1.1 iPhone or iPod Touch, or a downgrade from your previously upgraded or purchased v1.1.2 device. We just covered this here.
Afterwards you need to set up and run OktoPrep, then update to v1.1.2. The program runs on either OS X or Windows, and takes the data off of your device (the iPhone or iPod Touch), then turns it into jailbreak. Then it installs ‘Installer.app’ and ‘SSH.app’, and after it reloads, you’re done. The entire process is expected to take around 10 minutes.
According to TUAW, this doesn’t apply to iPhones that were unlocked via hacks, but it does apply to iTunes activated devices. The readme that comes with the crack is available here, detailing further how to downgrade, as well as jailbreak.
We cannot provide any liability for any damages you may incur in following these directions, or proof that it actually does work, so use this with caution, as always.
Thanks: TUAW.com
Written by patrick on November 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Remember that hacked iPhone SNL was using that iPhone sketch a while back? We weren't sure if this was a decision on the part of the writers, a corporate bash on Apple, or if it was necessary for some reason. Well, an anonymous tipster has explained the reason for the hack.
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Written by Edward Kirk on November 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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